New world found far beyond Pluto

[sumner7]

Amazing, isn't it?  :-o

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3506329.stm

[cecilia]

when can i move?
 :idea:

[that_punk_guy]

Is Pluto even a planet? I mean, as planets go, that one's a bit of a loose cannon if you ask me... :-D

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Pluto always facinated me, so far from the other planets and sun, and lonely, small and cold.

[that_punk_guy]

I actually "rediscovered" the stars the other night. I was staring at them and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I think I made out the Big Dipper, but I could be wrong. Punk sis thought I was being silly :-(

I've tried taking pictures of the stars at night but they never come out, even with the longest exposure my digicam will do. I just get a few boring dots. I wish I could set the exposure manually.

[whabang]

that_punk_guy wrote:
I actually "rediscovered" the stars the other night. I was staring at them and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I think I made out the Big Dipper, but I could be wrong. Punk sis thought I was being silly :-(

I've tried taking pictures of the stars at night but they never come out, even with the longest exposure my digicam will do. I just get a few boring dots. I wish I could set the exposure manually.

Try taking pictures with 50 ISO-film, that should be enough to capture stars. (Prolly impossible on a digicam, though)

[that_punk_guy]

Thing is I don't like using real film 'cause it contains cow bits. :-(

Maybe I'll try on someone else's camera when they aren't looking :-)

[KennyR]

No Uranus jokes yet? No? Good. Keep it that way!

[blobrana]

Hum,
Watercolours?

impressive stuff, they have been looking for a big one for ages, and i think they have lined up another candidate as well...

[T_Bone]

that_punk_guy wrote:
Thing is I don't like using real film 'cause it contains cow bits. :-(

 :roflmao:

[that_punk_guy]

T_Bone wrote:

that_punk_guy wrote:
Thing is I don't like using real film 'cause it contains cow bits. :-(

:roflmao:

I just knew you or iamaboringperson were going to laugh at me for that...

[KennyR]

Well, I suppose film could be part of cows - if cows were made of polyacetate coated with photosensitive silver compounds.

I just googled and I can't find anywhere that says film is made with any kind of biological matter, never mind cows. Where did you get that from, tpg?

[mikeymike]

I actually "rediscovered" the stars the other night. I was staring at them and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I think I made out the Big Dipper, but I could be wrong. Punk sis thought I was being silly

Look, there's Uranus!   :-)

- edit - since moving up to Yorkshire the sky at night does look very different, due to lack of light reflecting into the sky, unlike in London.  I can't wait till the weather warms up so I can actually stop and look for a while without freezing my nuts off

[that_punk_guy]

KennyR wrote:
Well, I suppose film could be part of cows - if cows were made of polyacetate coated with photosensitive silver compounds.

I just googled and I can't find anywhere that says film is made with any kind of biological matter, never mind cows. Where did you get that from, tpg?

I can't remember where I heard it first, but:

For example, the Co-op is the only supermarket chain to state on camera film "Like all photographic film, contains animal ingredient - gelatine"

From the Co-Op site.

[sir_inferno]

well of course, just remember, when you're tucking into a nice bowel of jelly, you're eating gelatin. Made form animal bones :-)